On January 14th students returned to

class for the spring semester. Stu-

dents were welcomed back to all

three campuses with a variety of ac-

tivities.

The activities actually kicked off on

Sunday night at Millers Crossing Club-

house with Shirley-Palooza, an oppor-

tunity for students to meet and greet

Spring 2008Spring 2008Spring 2008Spring 2008————Welcome BackWelcome BackWelcome BackWelcome Back

February 8, 2008 Volume 78, Issue 5

Keith inducted in NJCAA Hall of FameKeith inducted in NJCAA Hall of FameKeith inducted in NJCAA Hall of FameKeith inducted in NJCAA Hall of Fame

Head baseball coach, Perry Keith, will be inducted into the NJCAA Baseball Hall of Fame on May 23rd in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Called one of the most consistent

Martin Luther King’s birthday.

On Tuesday and Thursday, all three

campuses enjoyed free giveaways—

gift certificates from the bookstore at

Warner and free folders at Muskogee.

Also on Thursday students at Warner

enjoyed a scavenger hunt to win

prizes.

On Wednesday evening students at

Warner tested their abilities at the

karaoke and pizza party where every-

one from the basketball team to rodeo

team had their turn at the micro-

phone.

Free hot chocolate and CSC ice scrap-

ers were also given to students on all

the campuses during the week.

the resident manager and spend time

with fellow CSC students. On the fol-

lowing afternoon, Student Activities

hosted popcorn and giveaways in the

Student Union Lobby followed by the

Cowboys’ basketball game against

Redlands.

At the Downtown Campus on Monday,

students enjoyed cake to celebrate

The Collegian Staff: The Collegian Staff: The Collegian Staff: The Collegian Staff:

Amanda DawesAmanda DawesAmanda DawesAmanda Dawes

Kiley Ging Kiley Ging Kiley Ging Kiley Ging

Jessilyn Inbody Jessilyn Inbody Jessilyn Inbody Jessilyn Inbody

Whitney Jameson Whitney Jameson Whitney Jameson Whitney Jameson

Lilah Newkirk Lilah Newkirk Lilah Newkirk Lilah Newkirk

Shad West Shad West Shad West Shad West

Sharon Hendrix, AdvisorSharon Hendrix, AdvisorSharon Hendrix, AdvisorSharon Hendrix, Advisor

coaches in NJCAA baseball history, Keith has amassed a record of 1,146 wins and just 318 losses in 23 years as head coach. Coach Keith played for Connors from 1981-82 and currently ranks first in wins among active NJCAA baseball coaches.

1908-2008

P a g e 2 V o l u m e 7 8 , I s s u e 5

The CSC Committee for Global Education

sponsored a lecture presented by Ms.

Amanda Sasser on Monday, November

26th.

Amanda traveled to Costa Rica during the

summer as a humanities credit with the

Oklahoma Global Education Committee

study tours.

Her presentation was informative covering

everything from the history of Costa Rica

to the medicinal purposes of the Baldi Hot

Springs.

One of her most unique experiences was

being attacked by a monkey in the

rain forest trying to get her fresh fruit.

Amanda also was able to attend an art

auction and go sightseeing through

Costa Rica’s diverse landscape. She

was able to see the Poas Crater, La

Selva Biological Station:Tropical Rain-

forest Research Center, La Fortuna

Waterfall, the Arenal Volcano, Cahuita

National Park (home of 500 species of

fish), and the banana farms in

Sarapiqui.

The trip was organized by Ms. Dianne

Haralson and Dr. Forest Redding.

CSC STUDENT IN COSTA RICA

What is Super Tuesday?

Super Tuesday, February 5th, was the big-

gest day in the Presidential primary sched-

ule. Approximately twenty-four states in-

cluding Oklahoma held primaries or cau-

cuses on this day making it extremely sig-

nificant in deciding who will be the Democ-

ratic and Republican candidate.

To register you must be 18 years of

age, a US citizen, and a resident of

the state in which you plan to vote.

Remember, your voice does count!Remember, your voice does count!Remember, your voice does count!Remember, your voice does count!

Perhaps you missed Super Tuesday because

you weren’t registered to vote. However, it is

not too late to register to vote for the Novem-

ber election. If you want to register, you can

go to your local County Election Board, post

office, tag agency, or library, or you can go on-

line:

<www.state.ok.us/~elections/votereg.htmlwww.state.ok.us/~elections/votereg.htmlwww.state.ok.us/~elections/votereg.htmlwww.state.ok.us/~elections/votereg.html>.

SUPER TUESDAY—YOUR VOICE DOES COUNT

SPRING TRIPS—2008 Student Support Services are offering trips for the spring semester

students. The schedule is as follows:

February 5th- Bowling-Green Country Lanes, Muskogee, OK

Leave Warner-4:30 p.m. Bowling at 5 p.m.

February 13th- TRIO Day, OKC State Capital

Leave Warner—TBA

March 13th OSU Stillwater Tour, Stillwater, OK

Leave Warner and Muskogee-TBA

April (TBA) NSU Transfer Day and Tour, Tahlequah, OK

Leave Warner- 10 a.m. Leave Muskogee–

10:20 a.m.

Sign-up sheets are in Warner and Muskogee offices. For more

information about Student Support Services, contact Matt Hopkins

or Jared Webster.

Amanda in front of the La Fourtuna Waterfall

Amanda in front of the Poas Crater

As a new year kicks off, so do the resolutions.

Dr. Nero, CSC President, has issued the

challenge to all CSC faculty and staff. The

Hottest Loser Contest (CSC’s version of the

Biggest Loser) is underway. Competing CSC

faculty and staff have until May to lose the

most pounds. Participants will weigh in each

Friday.

Who will the winner be?

Watch for details in coming issues!!

CSC. Both eventually became teachers

and Calvin was also a principal and bas-

ketball coach for Kinta Schools. Judy

went back to CSC later in life and she

says that “her girls graduated about the

same time” as she did. She then gradu-

ated from NSU and wound up back at

Connors teaching English and speech.

“The beginning that I had at Connors,

that my dad had, that my kids had, and

that my granddaughter will have is a

fantastic beginning for learning and for

an education,” Ms. Moore states. One

instructor she recalls was Mr. Montgom-

ery, an English instructor. She said,

“When I went into the classroom to

teach, what came out of my mouth was

hopefully what Mr. Montgomery taught

me at Connors.”

PAST CSC GRADUATES– CALVIN AND JUDY MOORE

W h a t i s y o u r N e w Y e a r ’ s R e s o l u t i o n ?W h a t i s y o u r N e w Y e a r ’ s R e s o l u t i o n ?W h a t i s y o u r N e w Y e a r ’ s R e s o l u t i o n ?W h a t i s y o u r N e w Y e a r ’ s R e s o l u t i o n ?

P a g e 3 V o l u m e 7 8 , I s s u e 5

Calvin and Judy Moore are no strangers

to Connors. They are both alumni and

are part of a family with a long history

with the school. According to Judy, her

great-grandfather, Charlie Ross, was a

bus driver for Connors when it was still

a high school. She believes it was in

1935 or 36, but is unsure because she

only heard family stories.

Both Calvin and Judy are graduates of

Sophomores—If you will be graduating in May or unsure whether you have successfully completed the program require-ments for graduation, stop by the Admission Office today! Deadline for applications for graduation is March 3rd. Graduation is not automatic. You must apply to receive your diploma. All candidates for graduation must:

• Successfully complete all degree requirements as outlined in the

CSC course catalogue with a 2.0 or greater

• Complete a final degree check in the Admissions Office

• Complete Outcomes Assessment

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Ms. Moore goes on to

say, “Just the atmos-

phere at Connors was

really conducive to

learning.” She be-

lieves one of the biggest thing she did

at Connors was interview Presidential

candidate, Jimmy Carter, for the Colle-

gian in 1976. Later Calvin and Judy

were able to visit with the Carters in

Georgia.

Calvin played baseball for CSC and to-

day teaches the upstart program in the

summer.

For the Moores, Connors is a part of

their family tradition and they have

nothing but praise for our school, Con-

nors State College.

Carters & MooresCarters & MooresCarters & MooresCarters & Moores

Robyn Watson- “To be a better mother, wife, friend,

and Christian.”

Jessica Brooke- “To come out of my

shell a little more.”

Brittany Franklin-

“To start eating healthier.”

Brittany

Fulton-

“To be o

n time.” Jare

d Collins

-

“To spen

d as

much time with

my girlfrie

nd as

is possib

le.”

Traci Ha

tch-

“To star

t going t

o

the gym.”

P a g e 4

The Connors State College men’s

and women’s basketball teams

have traveled different paths to

this point in the season, but both

are better off than last year’s

counterparts as they head into the

most important games of the sea-

son.

Both teams were around the .500

mark a year ago and facing uphill

battles to make the NJCAA Region

playoffs. It’s different this time

around. Both are in the thick of

the battle for top rankings in the

post-season tournament in

Shawnee.

The CSC Cowgirls have only lost

two games and are ranked 13th in

the NJCAA poll. Coach Eddie Kite

contributes the success of the

team to “unselfish play.” “We do

not have starters and reserves.

We have two units that compli-

ment each other.”

Likewise, the CSC Cowboys have

the potential to be an upper-

echelon club. “We’ve got good

athletes up and down our bench,

Coach Bill Muse said. “We’ve got

some good shooters and a solid

game.”

The Cowboys have only lost six

games and upset No. 10 nationally

ranked University of Arkansas-Ft.

Smith on January 29th.

Excitement is building with the team

and fans as the two teams success-

fully move closer to post season

play.

CSCCSCCSCCSC BASKETBALL MANIABASKETBALL MANIABASKETBALL MANIABASKETBALL MANIA

ers had no time to spare on the road to

competition. While they traveled to Den-

ver, they endured cold weather and ice

flurries stopping at various ranches along

the way to practice.

“CSC is the only team in the country to

finish in the top ten in every division at

every contest,” states Scott Clawson,

cattle show in the world,” says Blake Nel-

son, Director of Farm Operations and Bull

Test Manager at CSC. The show not only

includes cattle competing for the blue, but

hogs, horses, sheep, and other livestock.

The judging team placed 4th high team

overall. Thirty junior colleges competed at

the National Western, and the CSC judg-

The CSC

Judging

Team

competed

at the

National Western Livestock Show in Den-

ver, Colorado, January 18th and 19th.

“The three week show is the largest

CSC Livestock Judgers Compete at National Western